Melanie Beddie

Melanie Beddie is an Australian actress, director, dramaturg, and acting teacher. She is founder and director of Branch Theatre Company.

Early life and education Beddie completed a BA in English and Philosophy at Sydney University from 1981 to 1984. It was here, through an association with Sydney University Dramatic Society (SUDS) and she acted in and directed numerous productions with the society. She was President of SUDS in 1984.

She moved from Sydney to Melbourne to train as an actress at the Victorian College of Arts (VCA) School of Drama from 1985 to 1987. at La Trobe University.

Beddie founded the Branch Theatre Company in 1998, still operational in 2018, which she uses for her own experimentation now and then.

In February 2018 she directed Crazy Brave by Michael Gurr at La Mama.

She has published several papers on acting training and related topics, is teaches at the drama school at Federation University Australia (since at least 2018 ).

Filmography

Television

Film

Recognition and awards Recipient of the inaugural Dramaturgy Fellowship from the Australia Council Gloria Award from NIDA Director's Choice Award for Infectious, a cross-art form cabaret Green Room Award for Best Director for Traitors by Stephen Sewell 2001: Director of an award-winning production of Raindancers at MTC 2009: Co-director, with Rachael Maza, Sisters of Gelam, nominated for a Deadly Award